Game



Jan. 15 1924. 1,480,563

. E. J. MORGAN. v

GAME

Filed March 23, 1922 IN VENTOR fiaw xn, lmm w BY flawazzz A TTORNE YPatented Jan. 15, 1924. i i 1 #180 563,"

' UNITED STATES-= PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN J; MOEZGAN, OF NEVT YORK, N. .Y.

GAME.

Application filed March 23, 1922. Serial No. 546,213.

To all whom it may concern: In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective Beit known that I, EDWINJ. MORGAN, a view of one form of base andoscillatory subject of th King of England, and'a' resigoal post mountedthereon as employed in dent of New York, in the county of New myimproved game. York and State of New York, have invented Fig.2 is a planof a number of'the scoring certain new and useful Improvements in arings used in the game, and

Game, of which the following is a full, Fig. 3is an elevation of thegoal post reclear, and exact specification; moved from the base.

This invention relates more particularly The device or game has a base10 which In to a class of amusement devices. maybe oval, circular orother appropriate My invention has for itsobject primarily shape, and onthe central part of the base to provide a device or game designed to beare two upstanding brackets, as 11 and 12, employed in homes andelsewhere as an which are disposed in spaced parallel aramusing andinteresting pastime by perlangement,

a 15 sons, and which is of a form requiring the A post or pole, as 13,which is of a length players to exercise accuracy of the eye for so thatit extends some distance above the approximating distance as well astesting brackets and above the base is provided bethe skill toaocuratelythrow orcast amissile tweenthe brackets for serving as the goal to amovable goal with the object of winning when the game is played, andthis post has 20 the game by making the largest percentage an enlargedlower end portion, as let, which of counts in a given number of points.The serves as a weight member. This weight invention consists mainly ofa post or pole member is preferably of an elongated cylinwhich ispivotally supported so that it may drical shape extending on a downwardverbe oscillated to and from a vertical plane tical line with relationto the post, and pro- 25 for serving as the goal in the game. One ortruding' from diametrically opposite parts a number of scoring missilespreferably in of the upper end ofthe weight member 1 1 the forms of ringor band elements are proin proximity to the post 13 are two oppovidedfor being separately thrown by one or Sitely extending studs 15 and 16which are more persons from agiven distance for journaled in bearings oropenings in the 30 making a goal by encirolingthe post and the brackets11 and 12. The elongated weight post remaining in a'vertical positionwhen member is of a length o that its lower end thering is at rest. Thering elements may is spaced from the base 10 as well as being be ofdifferent-diameters each representing a of a diameter to allow freemovement bedistinct number of counts so that the diflitween thebrackets, and by pivoting the post 35 culty of making the goal in theplays ofthe and its weight member in this manner to the game will bevaried according to the sizes of brackets both the post and weightmember the ring elements which are played. may be oscillated with theweight member Another object of the invention is to pro- Serving tocounterbalance the post when 'vide on the post one or a number of spacedswung so that the post will be movably 40 laterally protrudingobstruction member or maintained normally in a vertical position. armsfor tending to prevent the ring ele' Extending in opposite lateraldirections ments from moving downwardly over the from opposite parts ofthe upper end porpost in event of the element not being tion of the post13 are two obstruction memthrown true by the player; and'a further bers"or arms 17 and 18. Also extending in 45 object of the invention is toprovide a game opposite lateral directions from opposite of a simple,el'iicient and durable construcparts of the post below the arms 17 and18 tion which may be made of appropriate mamay be two more obstructionmembers or terial in any suitable size and shape. arms 19 and 20, andthearms 19 and 20 are lVith these and other objects in view, the preferablydisposed crosswise relative to the 1 50 invention will be hereinaftermore fully dearms 17 and 18.

scribed with reference to the accompanying In conjunction with theoscillatory post drawing forming a part of this specification 13 Iprovide one or a number of scoring misin which similar characters ofreference in siles, as 21, 22, 23, adapted to be thrown by dicatecorresponding parts in all the views, one or a number of persons overthe upper as and will then be pointed out in the claims at end of thegoal post 13 for scoring counts in the end of the description. the game.These scoring missiles are preferably in the forms of rings or hands ofdifferent diameters, each of a size so that it is adapted to pass overthe upper end of the post and over the obstruction members 17, 18, 19,20 when accurately thrown to encircle the post. When the scoring ringsare made for playing the game indoors the rings may be made of rubber sothat they will not damage a table or other furniture as well as beingnoiseless when contacting with an article, and each ring may benumbered, as at 24, for representing different counts in the game. Thatis, the ring 23 represents fifty counts, because of being the smallestin size and, therefore, is the most difficult for being thrown so as toencircle the post. The ring 22 being next in size represents thirtycounts, because of being larger than the ring 28, and, therefore, may bemore readily thrown over the post, while the ring 21 being the largestin diameter and the easiestto throw over the post represents twenty thelowest number of counts. The person making, for example one hundredcounts, is the winner of the game, though the game may be varied so asto include any number of counts, and if desired a greater or less numberof the scoring rings may be provided. The rings are thrown by theplayers of the. game at a given distance from the post. The post mayalso be oscillated if preferred, and in order to accomplish the makingof a goal the ring thrown must pass over the upper end of the post andover the obstruction members 17, 18, 19, 20 so as to encircle the postwith the post remaining in avertical position when the ring is at rest.If a ring is not accurately thrown, and is suspended on one of theobstruction members, as shown at A Fig. 1, the play does not count sincethese members are provided in forms of the post for making the plays inthe game difiicult to accomplish, in order that persons may practicetheeye for approximating a distance as well as testing the skill toaccurately throw the rings true to an. objective goal.

In the foregoing description, 1 have em bodied the preferred form of myinvention, but I do not wish to be understood as limiting myselfthereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention, therefore, I reserve to myself the right to make suchchanges as'fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus describec my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A game including tWo closely spaced parallelupstanding brackets, a goal post be tween the brackets, havingintermediate its ends two oppositely extending lugs pivoted to thebrackets whereby the post may be sav ung to and from vertical positionsand the portion of the post above the brackets having spaced obstructingarm members protruding laterally in relative radial directions, and aseparate ring element of a diameter adapted to encircle the post andsaid arm members.

2. A. game including a base, two closely spaced parallei upstandingbrackets on the base, a goal post between the brackets, having on itslower end a counterbalancing member and having intermediate its ends twooppositely extending lugs pivoted to the brackets whereby the post maybe swung to and from vertical positions, the portion of said post abovethe brackets also having spaced obstructing arm members protrudinglaterally in relative radial directions, and a separate ring element ofa diameter adapted to encircle the post and said arm members.

3. A game including a base, two closely spaced parallel upstandingbrackets on the base, a goal post between the brackets, having on itslower end a counterbalancing member and said member having at its upperpart two oppositely extending lugs pivoted to the bracket whereby thepost may be oscillated, the portion of the post above the brackets alsohaving spaced obstructing arm members protruding laterally in rela tiveradial directions, and a plurality of ring elements of differentdiameters adapted to encircle the post and said arm members.

This specification signed and witnessed this 22nd day of March A. D.1922.

EDWIN J. MORGA N.

Witnesses J. CY'rnoN, J. FREDERICK CRYER.

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